Vicksburg

Vicksburg, Michigan, United States

Vicksburg is located about 13 miles south of Kalamazoo. It’s a lush area with many streams, rivers and lakes that played an important role in the town’s history and development. It makes a beautiful small town to explore on a day trip to the Kalamazoo area!

130 W Prairie St
Vicksburg, MI

There are a few restaurant options to dine at within Vicksburg! At Vicker’s you can choose to dine inside or out on the patio (when the weather is nice.) Other restaurant options include - Rise N Dime -Jaspare’s Pizza and Italian Food - Village Hide-A-Away - China 1 - Main Street Pub -Roxie’s Breakfast & Lunch

310 W Washington St
Vicksburg, MI

Clark Park is located just across from Vicker’s with a little stream running through it. This park had a playground, picnic tables, porta potty, and parking lot.

Vicksburg

Vicksburg, Michigan, United States

A hidden gem you can’t miss during a visit to Vicksburg is the site of the towns first saw mill. Before it was damed up when settlers moved here, this was the location of an 8 foot waterfall! After the sawmill was built, Sunset Lake formed. The easiest way to access this spot is by walking over from Clark Park - right across the street.

300 N Richardson St
Vicksburg, MI

The Vicksburg Historic Village is both an indoor and outdoor museum open seasonally. During your day in Vicksburg, pop into the former depot building first to start off learning about Vicksburg’s early history. Plus it’s a great spot to learn more about the former train station and rail industry that once included a stop through Vicksburg. Then, spend time walking among the historic buildings of the village. Many, you can pop into to learn more about what the buildings represent throughout Vicksburg’s history and development. Just look for the open flags outside the building to know which you can enter.

Vicksburg

Vicksburg, Michigan, United States

After exploring the Vicksburg Historic Village, go across the street to walk or bike the paved Vicksburg Nature Trail. The Nature Trail is four miles round trip and passes through wooded areas and fields. There are also stops along the trail - some even with bicycle tools. The Vicksburg Nature Trail has its own parking lot just across the street from the Vicksburg Historic Village.

118 S Main St
Vicksburg, MI

After all that activity, you deserve a break! Head to Main Street in downtown Vicksburg to check out the small businesses here and grab a drink from Vicksburg’s craft brewery, The Distant Whistle. Downtown is a social district so you can order your drink in plastic cups to walk around with through the marked social district’s borders.

350 Page St
Vicksburg, MI

A little drive from town is the Sunset Lake Park. Here there is a Michigan State Historic Marker by the park explaining how at one point, there used to be an ice house at Sunset Lake that was used to harvest ice for the refrigerated rail industry. Today, Sunset Lake Park has a beach area, picnic pavilion, docks to fish from, and small playground.

220 W Prairie St
Vicksburg, MI

Apple Knockers is a must! Open seasonally, Apple Knockers sells ice cream and other food items - including pasties! (Pasties are like a meat and vegetable pocket wrapped in dough and served with ketchup or gravy. They are a popular staple in the Upper Peninsula). Food and ice cream can be enjoyed indoors or outdoors on the patio - which even has a fun ship structure you or your kids are sure to love! The ice cream sold here is sourced by Michigan companies Plainwell and Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream.